Entertainment calendar Jan. 10=-16

QUEENSBURY HOTEL, 88 Ridge St., Glens Falls. Glens Falls Community Theatre will hold a general meeting and auditions for "Eat, Drink and Be Murdered," the group's latest murder-mystery dinner theater production. Auditions for the show will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 at the Hotel. The production is scheduled for March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, 2013, at the hotel. Four women and three men will be cast in the roles. Actors need not be age-appropriate. Auditions are open auditions and actors will be given parts to read. Scripts are available by calling Bob Myers at 320-2886 or itsndahole@yahoo.com.

CIRCUS CAFÉ, 392 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. 583-1106. Karaoke contest, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, 16 and March 2. Two contestants each Saturday will advance to semi finals March 16 and will receive a $20 gift certificate to Circus Café. Top five contestants from the semis move to finals March 30. First prize is $300; second, $100; and third, $50. Karaoke takes place the first, third and fifth Saturday of each month from 10 p.m. to 2 p.m. No cover.

MYERS CENTER FOR DANCE, 153 Regent St., Saratoga Springs. www.nacredance.com. Nacre Dance Company offers a master class with visiting artist Sabatino Verlezza, 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. This class is open to intermediate modern dancers. There is a participation fee of $15/person or $10 for students.

BENNINGTON MUSEUM, 75 Main St., Bennington, Vt. 802-447-1571. Largest collection of Grandma Moses paintings in the world as well as the largest collection of 19th century Bennington pottery. In the other 7 galleries, the museum presents a 1924 Wasp Touring Car, one of only 20 produced, military artifacts, one of the earliest 'stars and stripes' in existence, fine and decorative arts and more. Open every day through October. Adults, $10; seniors and students over 18, $9. Admission is never charged for younger students.

BROOKSIDE, 6 Charlton St., Ballston Spa. 885-4000. "The Threads of Time," featuring quilts in the museum's collection, will be on view through January 2013.

MIMOSA GALLERY, 489 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Fifth annual 10"x10"= $100, an exhibit of small works that will retail for $100. Continues through Feb. 17. 518-583-1163.

THE HYDE COLLECTION, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls. "50 at 50: Five Decades of Collecting at The Hyde," Jan. 26 through April 14. This year, The Hyde Collection celebrate its 50th th year as a public museum with a major exhibition of art that has entered the permanent collection since 1963. Each of the works in the exhibition reflects the Museum's process of careful deliberation in making acquisitions that enhance the legacy of the collection formed by Charlotte and Louis Hyde.The exhibition acknowledges the extraordinary generosity of all donors, recognized and anonymous, whose gifts of works of art are the lifeblood of The Hyde Collection.

THE MARTINEZ GALLERY, Cannon Building, Suite 203, 3 Broadway, Troy. 274-9377. Prints and Gouaches by the late Richard Callner. The gallery is open 2-5 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday and by appointment.

THE NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM, Madison Avenue, Albany. 474-5877. 1934: A New Deal for Artists, through Jan. 20 in the West Gallery. Works of Adirondack photographer and conservationist Seneca Ray Stoddard, through Feb. 24, 2013. An Irrepressible Conflict: The Empire State in the Civil War, through Sept. 22, 2013. The museum is open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free.

THE NATIONAL BOTTLE MUSEUM, 76 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa. 885-7589. The Art of Cusco Peru in the Jan Rutland Memorial Artists Space, through the end of the year. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

THE SANCTUARY ART GALLERY, Canaan Congregational Church, Route 295 and Country Route 5, Canaan. Works by Rebecca Nebesar, through Jan. 27. The gallery is open 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sundays.